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Entries from May 2009

Free Standing Pop-Up Card

May 21st, 2009 · 3 Comments

“Plant your feet firmly and let your heart have wings.” I thought this sentiment was a perfect match for these butterflies. Have you tried making one of these pop-up cards yet? I participated in a “pop-up card” swap and decided to use this great tutorial by Mary Jo Albright on SCS: Free Standing Pop-Up Card. […]

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Tags: fun & frolicky

Surprise Card

May 20th, 2009 · 2 Comments

I’m sending this birthday card as a surprise to my brother-in-law’s aunt in Belgium. I’ve never met her, but I heard she enjoys getting cards in the mail, and I’m sure she will appreciate a card all the way from “Amerika”. The sketch is today’s challenge on SCS (SC229), and the patterned paper I used […]

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Tags: truly elegant

Pop-Up Cake Card

May 20th, 2009 · 3 Comments

This is one of the cards we made in my May stamp classes. On the outside, this birthday card was intentionally kept very simple. But when you open it, a birthday cake pops out! It was the first card I designed with the new Sizzix Three Tier Cake die, and I used Jackpot Designer Series […]

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Tags: fun & frolicky

Card with Monogram

May 15th, 2009 · 4 Comments

When I got the Lovely Letters stamp set last year (for free thanks to Sale-A-Bration!), I fully intended to make loads of monogrammed cards with it. I’ve made a few, but I am hoping this set makes it into the next catalog, so that I can keep showing it off a while longer. We’ll know […]

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Tags: clean & simple

Triple Challenge

May 12th, 2009 · 10 Comments

This simple, sunny card was created for today’s color combination challenge (CC218), as well as this AND last week’s CAS challenges on SCS: a sketch (CAS13) and the rock ‘n’ roll technique (CAS14). If you’ve never tried this technique, you should give it a whirl. Make sure to use a bold stamp! Thanks for stopping […]

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Tags: clean & simple